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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. MEISSNER, OF ROOKAVVAY BEACH, NEW YORK.

.MERRY-GO-ROUND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,589, dated May 3,1898. Application filed May 29, 1897. Serial No. 638,683. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, WILLIAM E. MEISSNER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Rockaway Beach, in the county of Queens and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Merry-Go-Rounds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to merry-go-rounds; and the object of myinvention is to provide a new and improved attachment to the same whichis novel and attractive, ornamental, serves to call attention to themerry-go-round, and which is operated automatically when themerry-go-round is in operation and can also be operated when themerry-go-round is at rest.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the views,Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my improved attachment formerrygo-rounds, showing one construction. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsectional view of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, parts being brokenaway. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing another construction.Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3 3, parts beingbroken away. i

The central post A is secured in any wellknown manner, and on the samethe hub B is mounted to turn horizontally, and from said hub the arms 0project radially and are braced and supported by the rods F, extendingfrom the top of said post to the arms 0. The annular platform E issuspended by means of the hanger-rods D from the arms 0.

Below the hub 13 a circular frame G is fastened in horizontal positionon the post A and is surrounded by the two cog-rings H H which areconnected to rotate together around the circular frame G.

\ The cog-ring II is engaged by a cog-wheel l on the upper end of avertical shaft I, carrying a cog-Wheel I, by means of which said shaftcan be rotated from a suitable motor.

The cog-ring H engages a pinion J on the lower end of avertically-mounted shaft J in the arm 0, said shaft J carrying at itsupper K carries at its opposite end the bevel-pinion K which engages thebevel-pinion L on the upper end of a vertically-mounted shaft L on thearm 0, which shaft L carries at its lower end the cog-wheel L On eachhanger-rodD asleeveMis mounted to turn freely, which sleeves areornamented by spiral lines, flags, rods carrying birds, 850., and eachsleeve M is provided at its upper end with a bevel-pinion M, whichbeveLpinions M engage bevel-pinions N on the ends of horizontal shaftsN, mounted in hangers N on the under side of the arm 0, on which shaftsare fixed ornamented sleeves O.

The sleeve M nearest the inner end of the arm 0 is provided directlybelow the pinion M with a cog-wheel P, which engages the cog- Wheel L onthe vertical shaft L.

When the merry-go-round is at rest, the shaft I is rotated, and therebythe cog-rings H H are rotated around the circular frame G, and from thesame the several sleeves M and N are rotated on their longitudinal axisand produce a very pleasing effect.

When the merry-go-round is in motion, the shaft I is held fixed, and asthe cog-Wheel J runs on the upper cog-ring H the sleeves M and N arealso rotated. The said sleeves can thus be rotated at all times, whetherthe merrygo-round is at rest or not.

In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the shaft J carries abelt-pulley Z, and over the same and pulleys m on the upper ends of thesleeves M the endless belt R passes. Thus when the shaft I is rotatedand the merry-goround is at rest or when the shaft 1 is held and themerry-go-round is in operation the sleeves M are rotated likewise.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a merry-go-round, the combination with acentral post and a frame mounted to rotate around the same, of rotativeornamental sleeves on the frame, two united cog-rings, mounted to turnaround said central post, means for rotating the above mentioned sleevesfrom one of said cog-rings and a driving-shaft for'rotating the othercog-ring, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In a merry-go-round, the combination with a central post and a framemounted to rotate around the same, of hanger-rods on said frame, acircular platform suspended from said hanger-rods,ornamental sleevesmounted to rotate on said hanger-rods and means for rotating saidsleeves from the central post, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

3. In a Inerry-go-round, the combination with a central post and aframe, mounted to rotate around the same, of hanger-rods on said frame,a circular platform suspended from" said hanger-rods, ornamentalrotative sleeves on said hangerrods, ornamental rotative eo3,5se

